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Dan in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

A city familiar as marking the northern limit of the land of Israel in the common phrase "from Dan even to Beer-sheba" (Jdg 20:1; 1 Sam 3:20, etc.). Its ancient name was Laish or Leshem (Jdg 18:7, etc.). It was probably an outlying settlement of Tyre of Sidon. Its inhabitants, pursuing the ends of peaceful traders, were defenseless agains...

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Dan in Naves Topical Bible

1. Fifth son of Jacob and Bilhah Ge 30:6; 35:25 Descendants of Ge 46:23; Nu 26:42,43 See TRIBE OF, below Blessed of Jacob Ge 49:16,17 -2. TRIBE OF Census of Nu 1:39; 26:42,43 Inheritance of, according to the allotment of Joshua Jos 19:40-47 Of Ezekiel Eze 48:1 Position of, in journey and camp, during the exodus Nu 2:25,31; 10:25 Ble...

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Dan in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(a judge). 1. The fifth son of Jacob, and the first of Bilhah, Rachel's maid. Ge 30:6 (B.C. after 1753.) The origin of the name is given in the exclamation of Rachel. The records of Dan are unusually meagre. Only one son is attributed to him, Ge 46:23 but his tribe was, with the exception of Judah, the most numerous of all. In the division of...

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Dan in Hitchcock's Bible Names

judgment; he that judges...

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Dan in Easton's Bible Dictionary

a judge. (1.) The fifth son of Jacob. His mother was Bilhah, Rachel's maid (Gen. 30:6, "God hath judged me", Heb. dananni). The blessing pronounced on him by his father was, "Dan shall judge his people" (49:16), probably in allusion to the judgeship of Samson, who was of the tribe of Dan. The tribe of Dan had their place in the march throu...

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Dan in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

The city at the northern bound of Israel, as Beersheba was the southern, so that" from Dan even to Beersheba" (Judges 20:1, etc., and bitterly, 1 Chronicles 21:2, "from Beersheba even to Dan") expresses the whole country. Originally Leshem or Laish, see above. "Far from Zidon, in the valley that lieth by Beth Rebob," but belonging to Zidon, as...

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